My interpretation is that Dan Heng had come to a change of mind about his own feelings about his reincarnation in the aftermath of the Luofu crisis.
At the beginning of the Luofu arc, he says "I'm not him" because at that point, he actually didn't have a lot of Dan Feng's memories, and doesn't have any point of reference to *feel* that he is the same person, aside from everyone else blaming him for Dan Feng's crimes, even though legally speaking, crimes are not supposed to carry across rebirth.
Then, starting from when he had to delve into the dragon powers and unseal the Arbor, more and more of past incarnation memories started to unlock for him. IMO it may have also helped that he was now able to walk openly on the Luofu, and seeing familiar sights may also be potential triggers (unlike his childhood spent in prison).
Then the events of that PV where he faces off against his heart demon with Dan Feng's face happens somewhere in there. By the time Jingliu's companion mission rolls around, at the end when Jingliu and Blade here having it out, his question about whether he should be held accountable of his past, may honestly be him starting to waver from his original stance.
After that quest, he pretty much locked himself in his room, I guess to navel gaze. It's also why he didn't come out for the Penacony adventure. He needed time to further digest everything that happened on the Luofu.
Then, in the current arc, when revisiting the Luofu, I assume he's finished his introspection and come to a new stance on how he wants to treat his past. Which is what he displays now in the current updates.
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Date: 2024-09-11 04:39 (UTC)At the beginning of the Luofu arc, he says "I'm not him" because at that point, he actually didn't have a lot of Dan Feng's memories, and doesn't have any point of reference to *feel* that he is the same person, aside from everyone else blaming him for Dan Feng's crimes, even though legally speaking, crimes are not supposed to carry across rebirth.
Then, starting from when he had to delve into the dragon powers and unseal the Arbor, more and more of past incarnation memories started to unlock for him. IMO it may have also helped that he was now able to walk openly on the Luofu, and seeing familiar sights may also be potential triggers (unlike his childhood spent in prison).
Then the events of that PV where he faces off against his heart demon with Dan Feng's face happens somewhere in there. By the time Jingliu's companion mission rolls around, at the end when Jingliu and Blade here having it out, his question about whether he should be held accountable of his past, may honestly be him starting to waver from his original stance.
After that quest, he pretty much locked himself in his room, I guess to navel gaze. It's also why he didn't come out for the Penacony adventure. He needed time to further digest everything that happened on the Luofu.
Then, in the current arc, when revisiting the Luofu, I assume he's finished his introspection and come to a new stance on how he wants to treat his past. Which is what he displays now in the current updates.